Amherst College Athletics

- “I made Virginia Wesleyan my first choice because I came on a visit and it just felt like home.”
- Selected VWC over Lesley University and the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

Career Highs
Hits: 3 - (Lynchburg - 3/26/16 - G2)
Doubles: NA
Triples: NA
Home Runs: NA
Runs: 2 - (Lynchburg - 3/26/16 - G1)
RBI: 1 - (4x, most recent, at Roanoke - 4/10/16 - G1)
Stolen Bases: 1 - (Washington and Lee - 3/5/16 – G2)
Hitting Streak: 4 - (3/15/16 - 3/26/16)

First-Year (2016): Played in 14 games with six starts for the Marlins… Had a .321 batting average in his 28 plate appearances on the season… Posted his first career three-hit game against Lynchburg on March 26… Tallied a four-game hitting streak from March 15 to March 26.

Before VWC: First Team All-Conference outfielder at Cape Henlopen High School… Honorable mention nod at first base as a junior… Honor Roll… Played football as well.

Personal: Son of Tarra Kennedy.

Get to Know David

- Enjoys studying when not playing baseball
- Fan of the Washington Redskins and linebacker Brian Orakpo
- Favorites include the movie “Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood” and the TV series “River Monsters”

• Self-description in 10 words or less:  “the man around my side of town”
• My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: “being a role model to younger baseball players”
• If you could spend one day with a famous person from any period, who would it be and why?: “Corey King because he is the greatest of all time”
• It’s the year 2030 and I am doing this…: “spending quality time with my wife and kids on an island somewhere”